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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions DashWallet/AppDelegate.m
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Expand Up @@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ - (void)applicationDidBecomeActive:(UIApplication *)application {
//
[self.balanceNotifier updateBalance];

// Check geo-restriction for PiggyCards (if available)
// This logs location info each time the app becomes active for debugging
// Check geo-restriction for PiggyCards (if available). No-ops once the
// country has been resolved for this launch.
SEL checkGeoRestrictionSelector = NSSelectorFromString(@"checkGeoRestriction");
if ([ExploreDashObjcWrapper respondsToSelector:checkGeoRestrictionSelector]) {
#pragma clang diagnostic push
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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion DashWallet/Sources/Models/Explore Dash/ExploreDash.swift
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Expand Up @@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ public class ExploreDashObjcWrapper: NSObject {
}

#if PIGGYCARDS_ENABLED
/// Check geo-restriction status. Call this when the app becomes active to log location info.
/// Resolve the user's country if it has not been resolved yet this launch.
/// Cheap to call repeatedly: `checkRestriction()` returns immediately once a
/// country has been determined.
@objc public class func checkGeoRestriction() {
Task { @MainActor in
await GeoRestrictionService.shared.checkRestriction()
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113 changes: 32 additions & 81 deletions DashWallet/Sources/Models/Explore Dash/Services/GeoRestrictionService.swift
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Expand Up @@ -41,8 +41,11 @@ func isPiggyCardsGeoRestricted() -> Bool {
class GeoRestrictionService {
static let shared = GeoRestrictionService()

/// Country codes that are restricted from using PiggyCards
private let restrictedCountryCodes: Set<String> = ["RU", "CU"]
/// Country codes that are restricted from using PiggyCards, listed in both
/// ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 and alpha-3 form because the sources disagree:
/// CoreLocation's `isoCountryCode` and `Locale.Region` are alpha-2, while
/// StoreKit's `Storefront.countryCode` is alpha-3.
private let restrictedCountryCodes: Set<String> = ["RU", "RUS", "CU", "CUB"]

/// UserDefaults keys for thread-safe access
private enum Keys {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -75,8 +78,8 @@ class GeoRestrictionService {

enum DetectionSource: String {
case gpsLocation = "GPS Location"
case ipGeolocation = "IP Geolocation"
case appStore = "App Store"
case deviceRegion = "Device Region"
case unknown = "Unknown"
}

Expand All @@ -91,11 +94,6 @@ class GeoRestrictionService {
detectionSource = DetectionSource(rawValue: sourceString)
}

DWLogger.log("🌍 GeoRestrictionService: Initialized")
DWLogger.log("🌍 GeoRestrictionService: Persisted restriction status: \(isPiggyCardsRestricted)")
DWLogger.log("🌍 GeoRestrictionService: Persisted country code: \(detectedCountryCode ?? "nil")")
DWLogger.log("🌍 GeoRestrictionService: Persisted detection source: \(detectionSource?.rawValue ?? "nil")")

// Listen for location changes to update restriction status
setupLocationObserver()
}
Expand All @@ -111,109 +109,62 @@ class GeoRestrictionService {
.store(in: &cancellables)
}

/// Check if PiggyCards is restricted for the current user
/// This should be called when the app needs to determine PiggyCards availability
/// Resolve the user's country and cache the resulting restriction status.
///
/// Every source consulted here is local to the device — none of them
/// contacts a remote service, so opening the app does not disclose the
/// user's IP address to a third party.
///
/// Runs at most once per launch: the first call that resolves a country
/// sets `hasCheckedRestriction`. Later GPS fixes still refresh the status
/// through `setupLocationObserver`, and `refreshRestriction()` forces a
/// re-check.
func checkRestriction() async {
DWLogger.log("🌍 GeoRestrictionService: ========== LOCATION CHECK START ==========")

// Gather all location attributes for logging
let gpsAuthorized = DWLocationManager.shared.isAuthorized
let gpsCountry = DWLocationManager.shared.currentPlacemark?.isoCountryCode
let ipCountry = await fetchCountryFromIP()
let appStoreCountry = await fetchAppStoreCountry()

DWLogger.log("🌍 GeoRestrictionService: 1. GPS Location:")
DWLogger.log("🌍 - Permission granted: \(gpsAuthorized)")
DWLogger.log("🌍 - Country code: \(gpsCountry ?? "nil")")

DWLogger.log("🌍 GeoRestrictionService: 2. IP Geolocation:")
DWLogger.log("🌍 - Country code: \(ipCountry ?? "nil")")

DWLogger.log("🌍 GeoRestrictionService: 3. App Store:")
DWLogger.log("🌍 - Country code: \(appStoreCountry ?? "nil")")
guard !hasCheckedRestriction else { return }

DWLogger.log("🌍 GeoRestrictionService: ========================================")

// Priority: GPS -> IP -> App Store
if gpsAuthorized, let countryCode = gpsCountry {
DWLogger.log("🌍 GeoRestrictionService: ✅ Using GPS location: \(countryCode)")
// Priority: GPS -> App Store storefront -> device region.
if DWLocationManager.shared.isAuthorized,
let countryCode = DWLocationManager.shared.currentPlacemark?.isoCountryCode {
updateRestrictionStatus(countryCode: countryCode, source: .gpsLocation)
return
}

if let countryCode = ipCountry {
DWLogger.log("🌍 GeoRestrictionService: ✅ Using IP geolocation: \(countryCode)")
updateRestrictionStatus(countryCode: countryCode, source: .ipGeolocation)
if let countryCode = await fetchAppStoreCountry() {
updateRestrictionStatus(countryCode: countryCode, source: .appStore)
return
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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#!/bin/bash
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file=$(fd -t f 'GeoRestrictionService\.swift$' . | head -n 1)
printf '%s\n' "FILE: $file"
wc -l "$file"
sed -n '1,210p' "$file"

printf '\n--- Storefront references ---\n'
rg -n -C 3 'Storefront|fetchAppStoreCountry|hasCheckedRestriction|updateRestrictionStatus|checkRestriction' . -g '*.swift'

Repository: dashpay/dashwallet-ios

Length of output: 19767

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Apple StoreKit Storefront.updates behavior countryCode changes documentation

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In StoreKit 2, the Storefront.updates asynchronous sequence is the recommended mechanism for listening to changes in the App Store storefront, including updates to the countryCode [1][2][3]. Key points regarding its behavior include: Official Documentation: The Storefront.updates property is an asynchronous sequence that emits Storefront information whenever the system updates the storefront [4][2]. Apple advises that because the storefront value can change at any time, apps should monitor this sequence and respond to changes (e.g., by refreshing the list of available products) [1][2]. Usage: You should listen to this sequence to detect when a user changes their App Store region or switches Apple ID accounts [5][6]. When a change is emitted, you can access the updated countryCode from the emitted Storefront object [5][7]. Known Limitations and Issues: - Sandbox Testing: In the sandbox environment, switching accounts can sometimes fail to trigger updates or result in stale countryCode values due to caching or system-level bugs [8][9]. Developers have reported scenarios, particularly in certain iOS 18.x versions, where countryCode does not synchronize after switching sandbox accounts in settings [8]. - Best Practices: If you encounter issues with stale values, ensure you are fully signed out of the previous Apple ID in the system settings and signed into the new one [9]. In production, the API is generally reliable, but developers should always build their apps to handle storefront changes dynamically by reacting to Storefront.updates rather than caching the storefront value indefinitely [2][10]. Legacy APIs: The SKStorefrontCountryCodeDidChangeNotification (used with the older StoreKit 1 SKPaymentQueue) is considered deprecated in favor of using Storefront.updates [3]. Top results: [4], [8], [2], [10]

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#!/bin/bash
set -eu

file='DashWallet/Sources/Models/Explore Dash/Services/GeoRestrictionService.swift'

python3 - <<'PY'
from pathlib import Path

p = Path("DashWallet/Sources/Models/Explore Dash/Services/GeoRestrictionService.swift")
source = p.read_text()

checks = {
    "checkRestriction caches after any resolved country": (
        "guard !hasCheckedRestriction else { return }" in source
        and "self.hasCheckedRestriction = true" in source
    ),
    "App Store storefront resolution updates status": (
        "Storefront.current" in source
        and "source: .appStore" in source
    ),
    "Storefront.updates observer exists": "Storefront.updates" in source,
}

for name, result in checks.items():
    print(f"{name}: {result}")

if not checks["checkRestriction caches after any resolved country"]:
    raise SystemExit("cache invariant not found")
if not checks["App Store storefront resolution updates status"]:
    raise SystemExit("App Store resolution path not found")
if checks["Storefront.updates observer exists"]:
    raise SystemExit("Storefront.updates observer already exists")
PY

Repository: dashpay/dashwallet-ios

Length of output: 312

Subscribe to App Store storefront changes.

When storefront resolution sets hasCheckedRestriction, later checks do not re-read Storefront.current. Observe Storefront.updates and update the restriction status for each new countryCode. Add coverage for a storefront-only resolution followed by a storefront change.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@DashWallet/Sources/Models/Explore` Dash/Services/GeoRestrictionService.swift
around lines 132 - 134, Update the storefront handling around
fetchAppStoreCountry and updateRestrictionStatus to subscribe to
Storefront.updates, applying each emitted countryCode to the restriction status
with source .appStore. Ensure storefront-only resolution does not prevent later
updates from being processed, and add coverage for an initial storefront
resolution followed by a storefront change.

}

if let countryCode = appStoreCountry {
DWLogger.log("🌍 GeoRestrictionService: ✅ Using App Store country: \(countryCode)")
updateRestrictionStatus(countryCode: countryCode, source: .appStore)
if let countryCode = Locale.current.region?.identifier {
updateRestrictionStatus(countryCode: countryCode, source: .deviceRegion)
return
}

// If all methods fail, assume not restricted
DWLogger.log("🌍 GeoRestrictionService: ⚠️ Unable to determine country, assuming not restricted")
// Nothing resolved. Leave `hasCheckedRestriction` false so a later call
// can retry once a source becomes available.
DWLogger.log("GeoRestrictionService: country undetermined, leaving PiggyCards unrestricted")
isPiggyCardsRestricted = false
detectedCountryCode = nil
detectionSource = .unknown
}

/// Fetch country code from IP geolocation service
private func fetchCountryFromIP() async -> String? {
// Using ip-api.com - free, no API key required, returns country code
guard let url = URL(string: "https://ip-api.com/json/?fields=countryCode") else {
return nil
}

do {
let (data, response) = try await URLSession.shared.data(from: url)

guard let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse,
(200...299).contains(httpResponse.statusCode) else {
DWLogger.log("GeoRestrictionService: IP geolocation request failed")
return nil
}

if let json = try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data) as? [String: Any],
let countryCode = json["countryCode"] as? String {
DWLogger.log("GeoRestrictionService: IP geolocation returned country: \(countryCode)")
return countryCode
}
} catch {
DWLogger.log("GeoRestrictionService: IP geolocation error: \(error.localizedDescription)")
}

return nil
}

/// Fetch country code from App Store storefront
/// Fetch country code from App Store storefront. Returns an ISO 3166-1
/// alpha-3 code, which `restrictedCountryCodes` accounts for.
private func fetchAppStoreCountry() async -> String? {
if let storefront = await Storefront.current {
DWLogger.log("GeoRestrictionService: App Store country: \(storefront.countryCode)")
return storefront.countryCode
}
return nil
guard let storefront = await Storefront.current else { return nil }
return storefront.countryCode
}

/// Update the restriction status based on detected country
private func updateRestrictionStatus(countryCode: String, source: DetectionSource) {
let normalizedCode = countryCode.uppercased()
let isRestricted = restrictedCountryCodes.contains(normalizedCode)

DWLogger.log("🌍 GeoRestrictionService: updateRestrictionStatus called")
DWLogger.log("🌍 GeoRestrictionService: Country code: \(normalizedCode)")
DWLogger.log("🌍 GeoRestrictionService: Source: \(source.rawValue)")
DWLogger.log("🌍 GeoRestrictionService: Is restricted country: \(isRestricted)")
DWLogger.log("🌍 GeoRestrictionService: Restricted countries list: \(restrictedCountryCodes)")

self.detectedCountryCode = normalizedCode
self.detectionSource = source
self.isPiggyCardsRestricted = isRestricted
self.hasCheckedRestriction = true

DWLogger.log("🌍 GeoRestrictionService: ✅ Restriction status updated - isPiggyCardsRestricted = \(isRestricted)")
DWLogger.log("GeoRestrictionService: \(normalizedCode) via \(source.rawValue), PiggyCards restricted: \(isRestricted)")
}

/// Force refresh the restriction check
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